Cheese-knife.



Patented 1an. 2, 1900. M. W. MIRACLE.

CHEESE KNIFE.

No. www.

med mm. 2s, 1899.)-

(Application (No Model.)

A TTOHNEY l? arnvr ittica.

)IERIDITII Wr. MIRACLE, OF HUNTSVILLE, ARKANSAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONEM TIIIRDTO IW'. N. VILLIAMS, S. B. GILLILAND, J. ll. HARRIS, AND II. L.

BAKER.

GHEESEWNIFE.

SPEOIFICACHON forming part of Letters Patent No. 640,301, dated January2, 1900.

Application tiled March Z8, 1899- Slial N0. 710,792. (N0 model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern.-

Beit known that l, MERIDITH W. MrRAcLn, a citizen of the United States,residing at lluntsville,in the county of Madison and State of Arkansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cheese-Knives, ofwhich the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to cheese-knives and it consists of the novelconstruction and arrangement of its parts, as hereinafter set out inthis specification and claims thereunto attached.

The figure on the accompanying sheet is a perspective view of myinvention.

My invention is described as follows:

1 is a circular base on which the cheese is mounted. Itis provided witha central opening 2 and casters 3, so that the base may be easilyrotated.

4 are posts or upright rods, which may be solid or hollow and are firmlyfastened to the iioor of the cheesecase by means of feet 5 and screws 6or other suitable means. The upper ends of these posts 4 pass throughthe end loops 7 of the bar S and are adjustably se-4 cured therein bysetscrews 9. In the middle 0f the bar 8 is a bow 10 to accommodate oneof the loop ends of the slot-bar. Extending npward from the center ofthe base 1 and through the loop 10 and seine distance above the same isa hollow post 11, provided with an upper perforation 12 and a slot 13its entire length. Extending from the periphery of the base 1perpendicularly to a point a little above the bar 8 and then bendingover and joining to the upper end of post 11 is a post 14. The upperpart of the post 14 is bifurcated from its top end down to a pointopposite the bar 8,'for1ning a guide for lever 10, and from said pointit is slotted to its bottom end. In this lastinentioned slot and theslot 13 and Vthrough the slot-bar 15 works up and down a knife 16. Thisknife 16 is pivoted to the lower ends of the arms 17 and 18, the upperends of said arms being adjustably pivoted to the lever 19. This lever19 has a U curve at its upper end and is pivoted in the upper end of thepost 11. The slot-bar is adjnstably secured to posts 11 and 14 byscrews. One end of said slot-bar is doubled back so as to form or nearlyform a ring 21 and is secured to the post 11 and is adapted to turninside of the loop 10 of the bar S, so that said post 11 and post 14,slot-bar 15, lever 19, and knife 16 may be turned from right to left orfrom left to right at will.

The rod 22, provided with a slotted rightangle part 23, is adjustablysecured to slotbar 15, so that said bar 22 will extend over the top ofthe cheese. lVorking on said rod 22 are markers 24, ad justably securedin place by set-screws 25.

In operation the knife 16 is raised until its cutting edge is above thetop of the cheese cake, a hole made through the center of the cheese,and the post 11 is thrust down through said hole, while the post 14passes down on the outside of the cheese cake, the posts 4 secured inplace, and the knife is ready for use. The knife is then pressed down tothe base 1, and the markers are set to cut any size piece of cheesedesired.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. A device for cutting cheese consisting of the base 1, having acentral opening 2, and 4 casters 3; upright posts 4 secured to the floorof the case by feet and screws 5, G; bar 8, having bow 10 and loops 7,adjustably secured to posts 4 3 hollow and slotted post 11; hollow,bifurcated and slotted post 14 joined at its upper end to post 11;slot-bar 15, adjustably secured to posts 11 and 14; lever 19, pivoted inthe upper ends of posts 11 and 14; knife 16 adjustably pivoted to lever19, by arms 17 and 18 and working up and down in the slots of posts 11and 14; rod 22, having right-angle slotted part 23 ad j ustably securedto slot-bar 15, and markers 24, adjustably secured on rod 22 byset-screws 25,substantially as shown and described and for the purposesset forth.

2. A device for cutting cheese, consisting of a base 1, having a centralopening 2; npright post 4, secured in place by any suitable means; barS, adjustably secured to post 4; slotted posts 11, adapted to turn inthe base 1; bifurcated and slotted bar 14, joined at its upper end topost 11; slot-bar 15, adj ustably secured to said posts 11 and 14; lever1f),

having joint 19', and pivoted and Working up In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature and down in the bifurcated end. of post 14; inpresence of tWo witnesses. knife 16, adjustabiy pivoted to levers 19, byi 1 arms 18 and 17, and Working up and down in MERIDITH W MIRACLE* 5 theslots of posts 11 and 14, with means for Witnesses:

measuring the cheese cuts, substantially as H. L. BAKER, shown anddescribed. S. B. GILLILAND.

